Arthur Pic

Arthur Pierre Louis Pic (born 5 October 1991) is a French former racing driver who competed in the GP2 Series from 2014 to 2016.

Career

Karting

Like many racing drivers, Pic began his career in karting, competing in the 2005 French Junior Championship while also finishing third in the Bridgestone Cup and runner-up in Spain's Champions Cup at El Vendrell.^[1] The following season, he finished fourth in the French Championship before turning his attention to single-seater competition.

Formula Renault 2.0 Series (2009–2010)

In 2007, 15-year-old Pic began his move to single-seater racing by running a limited schedule in the Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium series. The following year, he stepped up to new-for-2008 Formul'Academy Euro Series which he won comfortably at the first attempt, taking nine podium finishes from fourteen races.

Next, Pic competed in both the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup championships for SG Formula. He finished tenth in the ultra-competitive Eurocup series, taking nine points-scoring positions in 14 races,^[2] and sixth place in the West European Cup where he managed two podium finishes^[3] and ended the campaign as the highest placed rookie driver.

Remaining in the Eurocup for the 2010 season, Pic switched to Tech 1 Racing.^[4] and scored seven pole positions, four fastest laps and four race wins on his way to third in the standings.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2011–2013)

It was announced on 3 January 2011 that Pic would drive for Tech 1 Racing in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series^[5] alongside Kevin Korjus. After a learning year in which he showed flashes of genuine pace and recorded 12 championship points, he switched to the DAMS squad for 2012 to lead the team's first Formula Renault 3.5 campaign. He immediately proved rapid, taking pole position for the opening two races and scoring enough points to remain among the championship contenders at half-distance. He recorded his first race victory in the championship's trip to Russia, emerging from the weekend as the highest scoring driver with a total of 37 points. A difficult end to the year proved to be his undoing and ultimately left him eighth in the final standings.

Pic remained in the championship for a third year in 2013, joining the new Spanish squad AV Formula. Despite struggling in qualifying for the opening round at Monza, he completed a combined 28 overtaking moves during both races to finish sixth and fourth respectively. He then scored the team's first podium finish in only its second weekend of FR3.5 competition, coming home third at Motorland Aragon. He had a total of nine points-paying finishes over the course of the 2013 season to conclude it eighth in the standings.

MRF Challenge (2013)

During the 2013 off-season, Pic competed in the MRF Challenge championship with backing from Renault. He took a commanding victory at the opening race, which ran in support of the Indian Grand Prix, and won again at the following event in Bahrain. In total, he had seven podium finishes over the course of three weekends.

GP2 Series (2014–2016)

In January 2014, it was confirmed that Pic would drive for the Campos Racing team in the following GP2 Series season. He took his first podium and GP2 win in the feature race at the Hungaroring with two more podiums at Monza and Yas Marina.^{[citation needed]} He remained with Campos for the 2015 season, finishing 11th, four places from where he finished in 2014. He switched to the Rapax Team for the 2016 season.

Personal life

Pic is the younger brother of the racing driver Charles Pic, who has competed in Formula One with the Caterham and Marussia teams.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete GP2 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

^† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

References

1. ^ https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/arthur-pic
2. ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2009". Driver Database. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
3. ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 WEC 2009". Driver Database. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
4. ^ "A new era for Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0". Racecar. Racecar New Media Services Ltd. 2010-04-13. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
5. ^ Mills, Peter (2011-01-03). "Tech 1 brings Arthur Pic into FR3.5". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2011-01-03.

External links

• Official website